Erika Martin

Specialization: Health Policy

Erika Martin is a Professor of Public Administration and Policy. She is a faculty affiliate in the Department of Health Policy, Management & Behavior, the Center for Collaborative HIV Research in Practice and Policy and the Center for Technology in Government. Her research uses quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate programs and policies, with expertise in public health services and systems, infectious disease, public health data systems and open data platforms, and evidence-based practice. 

She has extensive experience collaborating with public health partners to transform scientific findings, data, and modeling tools into program impact. Articles she's written have appeared in leading health and public policy journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Health Affairs, Journal of Public Health and Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Her work has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the New York State Department of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Institutes of Health.   

Recent Media

“Racial and ethnic disparities persist in HIV diagnoses,” Academic Minute, May 26, 2022 (link) 

Robinson D. (2022, January 31). After NY’s battle over mask mandate, fights over vaccine, testing mandates loom large. USA Today New York (wire). (quote) (link)

Terreri Ramos J. (2022, January 27). No, New York has not delayed COVID-19 treatment for white people. PolitiFact. (link)

Roman R. (2021, December 16). UAlbany study finds racial & ethnic disparities still persist in HIV diagnoses. News Channel 10 WTEN. (link)

Taddeo S. (2021. December 9). Will more NY counties implement mask mandates or new COVID restrictions? New York Daily Herald (quote). (link)

Taddeo S & Robinson D. (2021, December 9). Masks or not? Without state mandates, local leaders debate net steps amid COVID surge. USA Today New York (wire) (quote) (link)

Sanders S. (2021, August 10). What kids lost when COVID-19 upended school. Science News. (link)

Kekatos M. (2021, July 15). Five times as many NY white students had access to in-person learning. MSN (wire). (link)

Cooper K. (2020, December 12). A new Yeadon wellness center will eventually serve as Delco Health Department hub. WHYY PBS NPR (Philadelphia). (quote) (link)

Cramer M. (2020, September 14). School closures cut a critical line to dental care for poor students. New York Times. (link)

Rapaport L. (2020, April 28). Many US households have inadequate disaster preparedness plans. Reuters Health. (link)

Allen, V. (2020, April 28). Why it’s not the end of the world for over-65s. Daily Mail. (link)

Chadwick J. (2020, April 27). Pensioners are best prepared for the “end of the world”: Over-65s are the most likely to have stockpiled items such as bottled water, tinned food and a back-up generator ready for a disaster, study shows. Daily Mail. (link)

Anonymous. (2020, April 27). Households with pensioners are most likely to have stockpiled items. Florida Post.